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Updates to David Taylor's Software - 2010

This page lists the changes made to my applications during 2010.  You can register free of charge to get automatic e-mails when this page changes and I would urge you to take advantage of this free service.  For my satellite software, please join the SatSignal self-help user group hosted at Yahoo! Groups.  For my other software please join the David Taylor's Software self-help group.

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Date Application Notes
2010 Feb 06 GeoSatSignal
Process images from geostationary weather satellites.
V7.1.4 - Allow LUT to be specified for batch World View, obey LUT changes in World View when refresh requested, add right-click on status bar for home location values - these are the current values for the page being displayed, support GSHHS V2.0 boundary data, option to produce .JPW "world" files for Plate-Carree remapped projection, add choice of nearest-neighbour or smooth interpolation for remapping, allow mixed JPG/PNG FY2C/E data, exit on error in batch mode, correct LSA-LST temperature display
2010 Feb 05 WXtrack V3.8.4 - Add Frequencies display panel when maximised - allows multiple frequencies per satellites to be displayed, and these are the Doppler-shifted values (registered version, 1280 pixel wide display), add Kepler data summary as a popup hint to the satellite selector combo-box (registered version), add user-choice satellites to View|GPS prediction, add View|Solar noon option (rather new and untested, so please check results), add IT9SLJ "text tracker", add ISS status panel (registered version) with eclipse-boundary markers, gridlines, clock, blackboard, TDRS-rename & label position, omit well-known names, and other cosmetic enhancements,  remove text transparency with bold satellite fonts (experimental), provide control of minimum elevation in Ephemeris prediction, right-click map controls panel to select what is displayed, add FAQs-on-the-Web Help menu, prevent "jumping labels", stop access violation at startup.
2010 Feb 04 HDF Viewer

 

V1.4.4 - Add support for ET (Evapotranspiration) data, on BZ2 decompress error, exit with error-level in batch mode.
2010 Feb 02 Metop LSA Viewer
Displays Land Surface Temperature and flux data from EUMETSAT LSA SAF.
V1.1.4 - Accept -MIN and -CLOSE parameters, accept -JPG and -PNG parameters for image file saving (saved as _dslf.jpg and _lst.jpg or as _dslf.png and _lst.png in current directory), add control of background colour, add control of border display and its colour, may need to switch to Pass Overview tab to see changes, enable runtime theme support.
2010 Feb 01 Ground Map V2.1.4 - Make the Map List default to the same directory when using the File|Location Data menu.
2010 Feb 01 GRIB Viewer V2.3.6 - Recognise new-format EUMETCast divergence data.
2010 Jan 30 SatSignal
APT and WEFAX decoder.
V5.2.2 - Default satellites updated, improved channel switch reporting, build with Delphi 2009.
2010 Jan 30 Slide Show
Display images as a slide-show on your PC
V2.3.4 - Allow rename from 1, not 0, make rename command work correctly with Windows XP and with spaces in file names
2010 Jan 28 HRPT Reader V2.9.4 - Add text-mode save, improved Dartcom date estimate in diagnostics, restore missing histogram adjustment sliders.
2010 Jan 23 Metop Manager
Processes the AVHRR and GAC data from the EUMETCast EPS/Metop-A stream, and manages other data and messages.
V1.4.4 - Flag NOAA-18 as a normally inactive backup satellite, in Browse view: don't hide both ascending and descending passes, entitle Show times/orbit & Map projection choices.
2010 Jan 23 AVHRR Manager
Assemble and manage EARS AVHRR data from NOAA-17, 18 & 19
V1.6.8 - Flag NOAA-18 as a normally inactive backup satellite -so usually no data, don't remove directory where the browser is viewing.
2010 Jan 11 BUFR Viewer V1.1.4 - Different colours for winds at different pressure levels (with AMV & satwnd data only), accept -ARROWS and -BARBS command-line parameters to specify winds as arrows or barbs in batch mode, update for Jan-2010 KNMI data.
2010 Jan 10 MSG Data Manager V2.5.36 - Add support for Americas-CH1 data, add support for Jason data, support FY2E, start [Data Channel 8] support, start [DEVCOCAST-1] support, start MODIS-L1 support (on [Data Channel 4], keep cursor at line start when process log scrolls, correct PRO-version HRV thumbnail when restoring to maximised.
 
 
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